This summary is provided for your convenience and does not represent all provisions of the Clallam County Zoning Code. You are encouraged to consult the Zoning Code in its entirety. The County does not intend that you rely solely on this summary.

PURPOSE

: The purpose of the Rural (R1) zone is to provide areas having a suburban/rural density setting free from commercial and industrial developments.

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Agricultural activities

Bed and breakfast inns

Commercial greenhouses (wholesale)

Duplex*

Family child care home

Home enterprises

Planned unit developments

Single family dwellings

Timber harvesting

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Cemeteries

Child day care center

Churches

Commercial greenhouses (retail)

Commercial horse facility

Home based industries

Outdoor oriented recreational activity

Primitive campgrounds

Private schools with less than 50 students

Research facilities

Veterinarian clinics/kennels

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Airports

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Asphalt plants

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Business parks

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Commercial storage

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Gas stations

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Grocery stores

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Lodges

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Medical service facilities

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Mineral extraction

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Mobile home parks

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Motels

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Multiple family dwellings

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Professional offices

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Race tracks

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Restaurants

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Retail stores

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RV parks

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Schools

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Shooting ranges

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Taverns

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Timber labor camps

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Tourist shops

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Vehicular repair

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Wood manufacturing

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Wrecking yards

---------------------- STANDARDS ----------------------

Maximum Residential Density: One dwelling unit per acre.

Minimum Lot Size: One acre.

Minimum Lot Width: 75 feet

Maximum Width to Depth Ratio: 1/5 (0.20)

Setbacks:

Front yard - 45 feet from the right-of-way centerline of a local access street

50 feet from the right-of-way centerline of an arterial street

60 feet from the right-of-way centerline of a highway (or 15-feet from property line, whichever is greater)

Side yard - 10 feet from property line (or 40 feet from the right-of-way centerline of a side street).

Rear yard - 15 feet from property line (or 40 feet from the right-of-way centerline of a rear street).

From Resource Zones - 50 feet (20 feet for accessory structures).

*Subject to the maximum residential density requirements for this zone.